I’ll await for any judgment and true comparisons on Dak vs Romo, as this is the first season where Dak has emerged as being THE focus and lead of the offense – instead of it being zeke.
In the past, Dak’s success depended upon the production and presence of zeke and fed off the advantages of what the run game gave him.
But It’s a totally different time and era now.
- Dak has improved so much, in so many areas, because of what his own ability to learn and adapt, ..and what the supporting cast and coaching (kitna, moore) they have placed around him, that he’s emerging as a much better passing, much more effective QB in the pass game. He’s not having near as many erratic inaccurate, target struggling Dak as he has been in the past.
- He’s vertically pushing the ball down the field, he’s not dinking-dunking; as I believe he’s 2nd among QB in yards per attempt, he’s regularly throwing strikes down field,
staying in a rhythm, spreading the ball out to various targets out, he’s getting the ball out of his hand quickly
- And he’s no longer foolishly holding the ball and taking these unnecessary, drive stalling sacks as he was doing last year in 2018;
and he’s not doing this in just boot legs and half roll outs and on the move, in fact he’s establishing himself in the pocket and working very well in this area, than on the move.
- In the past, with his Dak's shaky mechanics and overall average pass skills, he did not seem to have the ability to make players around him better, make supporting roles player
than what they are. It seems to be a totally different story nowadays.
- Dak has always structured his game on not beating himself and persistently forcing into coverage en route to two-three INTs and game killers that haunted Romo in his gunslinger style.
- But now we are seeing BOTH 1) a more aggressive, vertical push the ball downfield pocket passing Dak, ..2) while still maintaining his caution- non- forcing mode.
That’s going to be 2 huge pluses and luxury to have with this QB,. Plus he’s extremely durable, and he plays a smart game with knowing when to run or scramble,
get plus move chain yards upfield while knowing how to preserve his body vs hits.
- The next step is keeping and continuing this kind of mode and success, down the stretch and into the playoffs, . not just THIS season only …but in the upcoming years to come…
see how he performs vs the better teams/defenses prepared to scheme against him,
- Let's see how Dak can bring his team from behind in the final 2 minutes of a game for victories, in the last clutch drives and how he performs overall come playoff time.
That will be Big Boyz stuff time.